Title The political economy of the agri-food system in Thailand : hegemony, counter-hegemony, and co-optation of oppositions / Prapimphan Chiengkul

Published Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (x, 216 pages) Series Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 90 Routledge contemporary Southeast Asia series ; 90. Contents An overview of the political economy of the agri-food system in Thailand -- Dynamics of the global capitalist agri-food system -- Hegemony in the agri-food system in Thailand -- Counter-hegemony and co-optation of oppositions in the agri-food system in Thailand -- The sustainable agriculture movement in Thailand -- The land reform movement in Thailand -- Conclusion and reflections Summary "The mainstream agri-food system in Thailand has been shaped to aid capital accumulation by domestic and transnational hegemonic forces, and is currently sustained through hegemonic agri-food production-distribution, governance structures and ideational order. However, sustainable agriculture and land reform movements have to certain extents managed to offer alternatives. This book adopts a neo-Marxist and Gramscian approach to studying the political economy of the agricultural and food system in Thailand (1990-2014). The author argues that hegemonic forces have many measures to co-opt dissent into hegemonic structures, and that counter-hegemony should be seen as an ongoing process over a long period of time where predominantly counter-hegemonic forces, constrained by political economic structural conditions, may at times retain some hegemonic elements. Contrary to what some academic studies suggest, this book shows that localist-inspired social movements in Thailand are not insular and anti-globalisation. Instead, they are selective in fostering collaborations and globalisation based on values such as sustainability, fairness and partnership. Providing new perspectives on polarised politics in Thailand, particularly how cross-class alliances can further or frustrate counter-hegemonic movements, the book points to the importance of analysing social movements in relation to established political authority"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed June 1, 2017) Subject Agriculture and politics -- Thailand Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- Thailand Food industry and trade -- Political aspects -- Thailand Sustainable agriculture -- Thailand Land reform -- Thailand Economic development -- Political aspects -- Thailand Social movements -- Political aspects -- Thailand BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Industries -- General. Agriculture and politics Agriculture -- Economic aspects Economic development -- Political aspects Food industry and trade -- Political aspects Land reform Social movements -- Political aspects Sustainable agriculture Landwirtschaft Agrarpolitik Lebensmittelindustrie Lebensmittelhandel Agrarreform Soziale Bewegung Nachhaltigkeit Thailand Thailand Form Electronic book ISBN 9781351974516 1351974513 9781315267920 1315267926 1351974521 9781351974523 9781351974509 1351974505

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